Clothesline tightener and pole holder



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March 20, E934. c, O BRORBY CLOTHESLINE TIGHTENER AND POLE HOLDER FiledDec. 1, 1955 I, iuui (In? .rrkmlllll //\/VENTO A TTORNEYSA Patented Mar.20, 1934 CLOTHESLINE TIGHTENER AND POLE HOLDER 4 Claims.

My invention relates to clothes line tighteners and pole holders. Anobject of the invention is to provide a device of this character bymeans of which the line may be quickly tightened and which will hold thepole or prop securely in place so that it cannot slip and permit theclothes to drop on the ground. A further object is to provide a devicewhich is simple and inexpensive to construct and at the same time veryefiicient for the purpose intended.

The full objects and advantages of my invention will appear inconnection with the detailed description thereof and the novel featuresembodied in my inventive idea will be particularly pointed out in theclaims.

In the accompanying drawing which shows two slightly different forms inwhich my invention may be embodied-Fig. 1 is an elevational view showingthe device applied in use. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is anelevational sectional View. Fig. 4 is an elevational view of the secondform of the device. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the latter form.

Referring to the construction shown in the drawing, the referencenumeral 10 designates a pole or prop upon the upper end of which ismounted a body member preferably in the form of a metal cap. This cap asshown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 is cylindrical and is designated 12 while inFigs. 4 and 5, the cap is rectangular and is designated 12. Otherwisethe two constructions are the same. The cap at one side thereof isprovided with a downward extension 14 which has a hole 16 through whicha screw or other fastener may be inserted for securing the cap to thepole. One side of the cap carries an inverted U-shaped arm 18 while theother side carries an arm having an upwardly inclined portion 20, alateral portion 22 and a downwardly inclined portion 24, the latterterminating in a hook 26. As shown, the two arms are constructed fromrod-like material or wire and may be formed from one continuous piece ofmaterial extending through the top of the cap and secured thereto in anysuitable manner.

It will be understood that the device is used in connection with aclothes-line 28 fastened at the two ends thereof. In use, theclothes-line is placed between two branches of the inverted U-shapedmember 18 and the pole or prop 10 is turned in such manner as to windthe slack in the line upon the two branches of the member 18 as shown inFig. 1 As viewed in this figure, the line is then passed in front of themember 20 and behind the member 24 and. then engaged with the hook 263.It will be apparent that the device has a two fold function since it notonly serves as a means for tightening the line, but the tightened lineholds the prop in place and prevents it from slipping sidewise andletting the clothes down to drag on the ground. This latter function isvery efiiciently performed since the hook 26 is rigidly connected withthe cap portion of the device so that when the line is tight, it isimpossible for the line to escape from the hook no matter how much theclothes are blown about by the wind.

I claim: I

1. A clothes line tightener and pole holder comprising a body memberadapted to be secured to the upper end of the pole, an inverted U-shaped member secured to one side of said body member, an arm extendingoutwardly and rigidly from the opposite side of said body member, and ahook formed integrally with the outer end of said arm.

2. A clothes line tightener and pole holder comprising a cap adapted tobe secured to the upper end of the pole, an inverted U-shaped membersecured to one side of said cap, an arm extending outwardly and rigidlyfrom the opposite side of said cap. and a hook formed integrally withthe outer end of said arm.

3. A clothes line tightener and pole holder comprising a cap adapted tobe secured to the upper end of the pole, an inverted U-shaped membersecured to one side of said cap, an arm extending outwardly and rigidlyfrom the opposite side of said cap, said arm consisting of an upwardlyinclined portion, a lateral portion and a downwardly inclined portion,and a hook formed integrally with the outer end of said last mentionedportion.

4. A clothes line tightener and pole holder comprising a cap adapted tobe secured to: the upper end of the pole, a rod-like member passingthrough and secured to said cap, an inverted U-shaped member formed onone end portion of said rod-like member, the other end portionconstituting an outwardly extending arm, and a hook formed integrallywith the outer end of said arm.

CARL O. BRORBY.

